Tag: Americas

Riot Inside Mexican Prison Injures 20 Officers in Acapulco

MEXICO CITY—Inmates at a prison in Acapulco rioted after dozens of prisoners refused to be transferred to a federal jail, and 20 state police officers were injured trying to restore order, officials said Monday. The riot occurred Sunday, just before the start of the Mexico Open tennis tournament, which is supposed to be a showcase…


Chile’s Migration Crisis Escalates Amid Violent Clashes and Crime Wave

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia–Since last September, violent encounters between Venezuelan migrants, locals, and police in Chile have continued to increase, prompting outgoing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of exception on Feb. 16. “The state of exception will allow collaboration between the armed forces and the police with two focuses: combat drug trafficking and migrant…


Light Rain Brings Hope for Fire-Ravaged Argentina Province

CORRIENTES, Argentina—Wildfires that have been ravaging northern Argentina for several weeks advanced relentlessly Sunday, although the light rains that began over the weekend gave some hope to firefighters. Corrientes Province is the most affected area, where officials said at least eight separate fires continued to burn and had devastated at least 9 percent of its…


Dominican Republic Starts Construction of Haiti Border Wall

The Dominican Republic started the construction of a border wall that will stretch around 122 miles along its border with Haiti in an effort to reduce illegal border crossings and the smuggling of goods, weapons, and drugs. Dominican President Luis Abinader said the wall, which will cover almost half of the 244-mile border with Haiti,…


Mexican Army Sends Anti-Mine Squads to Cartel Turf War Zone

NARANJO DE CHILA, Mexico—Special squads of Mexican army troops equipped with metal detectors and bomb suits have deployed to the western state of Michoacan, where warring drug cartels have planted land mines or improvised explosive devices. The squads apparently have found dozens of such devices along rural roads and fields in the area around the…


Cuba Is Intelligence Service Hub for Worldwide Totalitarian Movement: Exiled Cuban Activist

Cuba is a major hub for a worldwide totalitarian movement and its intelligence network has spread its influence throughout the Western hemisphere, said Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat, coordinator of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance. The communist Cubans have provided the intelligence structure and the organizational structure  for the Chinese regime to expand their power in the…


Argentina to ‘Leave Behind’ U.S. Dependency Amid Russia Talks; State Department Voices Concern

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – On Feb. 15, the second installment of Beechcraft TC-12B Huron military aircraft arrived in Argentina from the United States as part of a joint defense initiative between the countries. The timing proved awkward, however, due to tensions with the U.S. triggered by Argentine President Alberto Fernández’s remarks to Russian President Vladimir…


Washington, the Americas, and the Tragedy of Puyi

Commentary When Puyi—the last emperor of China—emerged from the Forbidden City in Beijing, he realized that he ruled over nothing. He was surrounded by a fractious republic; the world he thought was limitless and his was gone. By 2022, the United States was emerging from the Forbidden City of Washington and finding itself geographically isolated:…


US Border Within Reach as Thousands of Cubans Flee to Nicaragua

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Outside the José Martí International Airport in Havana, a crowd of agitated Cuban residents is waiting to travel to Nicaragua, which has become a regular occurrence because of skyrocketing demand for flights and sporadic cancellations that began last November. The scene paints a vivid portrait of people willing to do anything to escape the nation’s…


Brazil Mudslide Death Toll Is at 117, Police Say 116 Missing

PETROPOLIS, Brazil—The death toll from floods and landslides that swept down on the mountain city of Petropolis rose to at least 117 on Thursday and local officials said it could still rise sharply, with 116 more still unaccounted for. The Rio de Janeiro state government confirmed the rising loss of life, with many feared buried…